Exam 8: Family Systems, Family Lives

Reading "The Kids Are OK" Ken W. Knight, Sarah E. M. Stephenson, Sue West, Martin B. Delatycki, Cheryl A. Jones, Melissa H. Little, George C. Patton, Susan M. Sawyer, Rachel Skinner, Michelle M. Telfer, Melissa Wake, Kathryn N. North, Frank Oberklaid -Children with same sex-parents are negatively affected when their families are exposed to homophobia and discrimination ("The Kids Are OK").

The fact that companies provide better and more flexible family options (such as on-site daycare) for their higher paid employees is an example of

Less than 5% of stay-at-home parents in the U.S. are fathers.

About a third of all households in the U.S. involve married couples with children.

The term "the feminization of poverty" means which of the following?

Reading "Marriage and Love" Emma Goldman -In "Marriage and Love," Emma Goldman insists that the institution of marriage makes women

The ways that boys tend to be given more freedom in the family than girls to explore and experience their sexuality is an example of

The most common contemporary U.S. family structure is a middle-class, white, heterosexual couple with children.

The U.S. is one of 169 countries around the world that guarantees paid maternity leave.

Reading "Beyond the Wall" Ashley McKinless -In "Beyond the Wall," Ashley McKinless includes the following quote from Pope Francis: "There are so many cemeteries alongside the walls, walls drenched in innocent blood." The quote supports which of the following arguments?

Reading "The Kids Are OK" Ken W. Knight, Sarah E. M. Stephenson, Sue West, Martin B. Delatycki, Cheryl A. Jones, Melissa H. Little, George C. Patton, Susan M. Sawyer, Rachel Skinner, Michelle M. Telfer, Melissa Wake, Kathryn N. North, Frank Oberklaid -According to the authors of "The Kids Are OK," the medical community has an obligation to do which of the following?

Within most U.S. families, power is assigned primarily according to gender and age.

Reading "The Reciprocal Relationship between Religious Beliefs and Acceptance of One's Gay or Lesbian Family Member" Katherine Zeininger, Melissa Holzman, Rachel Kraus -The coming out process usually begins with one's awareness of same-sex attractions at about 19-21 years of age (Katherine Zeininger, Melissa Holzman, Rachel Kraus/"The Reciprocal Relationship between Religious Beliefs and Acceptance of One's Gay or Lesbian Family Member").

Worldwide poverty increases instances of marriage for young women because

Reading "Marriage and Love" Emma Goldman -In "Marriage and Love," Emma Goldman argues that marriages paralyzes a woman's social consciousness because

The term "family values" has been claimed by the

Reading "The Reciprocal Relationship between Religious Beliefs and Acceptance of One's Gay or Lesbian Family Member" Katherine Zeininger, Melissa Holzman, Rachel Kraus -A PFLAG study shows that when a family member comes out as gay or lesbian, some people end up altering or abandoning their religious beliefs (Katherine Zeininger, Melissa Holzman, Rachel Kraus/"The Reciprocal Relationship between Religious Beliefs and Acceptance of One's Gay or Lesbian Family Member").

Reading "Beyond the Wall" Ashley McKinless -A central focus of the debate about immigrants to the U.S. is whether to categorize them as "economic migrants" or "refugees."

Reading "My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears" Mohja Kahf -The grandmother in Moha Kahf's poem "My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears" is ashamed to be caught washing her feet by other women in the restroom.

Most feminist scholars see the family as an "oasis," a refuge from society.